The Supreme Court on Monday directed CBI to file remaining 5 of the 6 charge sheets by March 28,2014 in the coal block allocation scam,
declining to grant more time sought by CBI
The SC also questioned the agency for delaying the filing of charge sheets despite recording a statement on February 10,2014 that the charge sheets in six of the cases would be filed within three weeks. “It (four weeks) is too much. This is no way. Why should it be delayed at all. You only said (on February 10) lawyers need to advise the agency,” a bench comprising justices R M Lodha, Madan B Lokur and Kurien Joseph said when senior advocate Amarender Sharan sought four weeks time to file the charge sheets on the ground that certain aspects needed to be gone into.
The bench, which at first wanted only to give two weeks extension to finish the nitty gritty of filing the charge sheets settled for March 28 after CBI made a fervent plea. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for an NGO, opposed the CBI plea, contending that it was intended to take it beyond the general election.
The SC also sought response from the CBI on Income Tax department’s plea seeking a direction to it to allow its (Income Tax) officers to inspect documents seized by the CBI from the premises of Hindalco in order to initiate proceedings against Aditya Birla Group under the Income Tax Act.
“Response from the CBI to the application filed by the I-T department be filed within 15 days,” the bench said and added that it will peruse the CBI’s response on March 28,2014
The SC also questioned the agency for delaying the filing of charge sheets despite recording a statement on February 10,2014 that the charge sheets in six of the cases would be filed within three weeks. “It (four weeks) is too much. This is no way. Why should it be delayed at all. You only said (on February 10) lawyers need to advise the agency,” a bench comprising justices R M Lodha, Madan B Lokur and Kurien Joseph said when senior advocate Amarender Sharan sought four weeks time to file the charge sheets on the ground that certain aspects needed to be gone into.
The bench, which at first wanted only to give two weeks extension to finish the nitty gritty of filing the charge sheets settled for March 28 after CBI made a fervent plea. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for an NGO, opposed the CBI plea, contending that it was intended to take it beyond the general election.
The SC also sought response from the CBI on Income Tax department’s plea seeking a direction to it to allow its (Income Tax) officers to inspect documents seized by the CBI from the premises of Hindalco in order to initiate proceedings against Aditya Birla Group under the Income Tax Act.
“Response from the CBI to the application filed by the I-T department be filed within 15 days,” the bench said and added that it will peruse the CBI’s response on March 28,2014
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